Godzilla X Kong The New Empire is conquering the world, garnering a whopping US$194 million in its opening weekend box office, which is the biggest one yet in 2024 so far.

Previously, Dune Part Two held that record with US$178.5 million in its opening box weekend.

Both movies were distributed by Warner Bros. Discovery, and they have been dominating the box office in the first few months of 2024.

As reported by Variety, Dune Part Two has garnered US$626 million after five weeks of release and Kung Fu Panda 4 has garnered US$347 million after four weeks of release.

Once again at the helm is director Adam Wingard. The film stars Rebecca Hall (“Godzilla vs. Kong,” The Night House”), Brian Tyree Henry (“Godzilla vs. Kong,” “Bullet Train”), Dan Stevens (“Gaslit,” “Legion,” “Beauty and the Beast”), Kaylee Hottle (“Godzilla vs. Kong”), Alex Ferns (“The Batman,” “Wrath of Man,” “Chernobyl”) and Fala Chen (“Irma Vep,” “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”).

The screenplay is by Terry Rossio (“Godzilla vs. Kong” the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series) and Simon Barrett (“You’re Next”) and Jeremy Slater (“Moon Knight”), from a story by Rossio & Wingard & Barrett, based on the character “Godzilla” owned and created by TOHO Co., Ltd.. The film is produced by Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Eric Mcleod, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni and Brian Rogers. The executive producers are Wingard, Jen Conroy, Jay Ashenfelter, Yoshimitsu Banno, Kenji Okuhira.

Godzilla x Kong The New Empire is now showing in Malaysian cinemas. Head on over here for our full review of the movie.